Masonic Lincs April 2018.qxp_Layout 1 12/11/2018 12:14 Page 1 The newsletter of the Masonic Province of Lincolnshire MasonICLINCS May 2018 Bearded wonder When a brother with a beard wears a false beard, it can mean only one thing. The Daggards are in town. See Page 3 LEARNLINK UP TO RETROSPECTA decAde IN LAUGHHAVING A MCF grant is poised In his last few months as Light Blue Club’s to change the lives holder of Lincolnshire’s top comedy night has of those suffering two Masonic posts, Graham almost 100 rolling learning difficulties Ives reflects on the last decade in the aisles – page 3 – page 6 – page 9 Masonic Lincs April 2018.qxp_Layout 1 12/11/2018 12:14 Page 2 Duke of Kent gives more Lincolnshire MasonIC LiNCS brethren Grand Rank at march’s Quarterly Communication Masonic Lincs is produced by the Masonic Province of Lincolnshire. At the Quarterly Communication meeting at Grand Lodge in March the MW The Grand Master the Duke of Kent gave every Province one Origination: promotion and two appointments to Grand Rank. For Lincolnshire, Stuart Pearcey, W. Bro. Ian Pounder was promoted PJGD, and W. Bros. Paul Anyan Words and Spaces Ltd, 01724 352156 and Phillip Odling were given first appointments to the rank of PAGDC. Print: cupit Print, 01507 522339 l These appointments are in addition to the following, conferred at Annual Investitutre meetings earlier this month. CRAFT: W.Bro. David Wheeler promoted to PSGD, W. Bro. Tony Miller EdItorIaL TEAm to PAGDC and W. Bro. Steve Hallberg to PGStB. ROYAL ARCH: E. Comp. Robert Parsons was promoted to PAGSoj, and W Bro Richard Garn there were first appointments for E. Comps. David Cartwright, Terry (Spalding and Holbeach areas) Wright, and Stephen Hinds as PGStB, and for E. Comp. Michael Rix as [email protected] PAGDC. l As well as installation of W. Bro. Wheeler as PGM and Grand W Bro John Crutchley Superintendent on 12th July, the Province will have W. Bro. John (Horncastle, Skegness and the coast) Crutchley as Deputy PGM, and W. Bros. Peter Brooks and Bruce [email protected] Goodman as its Assistant PGMs. Deputy PGM, V. Wor. Bro. John Hockin W Bro Peter Brooks will be Deputy PGM In Charge between July 2nd and 12th July, and E (Lincoln, Sleaford, Grantham) Comp David Bird will be Deputy GS in charge during the same period. [email protected] On the same day in the Holy Royal Arch E. Comp. Wheeler will appoint E. Comp. David Bird as Deputy Grand Superintendent, E. Comp. Dr. W Bro Stuart Pearcey David Cartwright as Second Provincial Grand Principal, and E. Comp. (Northern Lincolnshire) Terry Wright as Third Provincial Grand Principal. [email protected] W Bro Gideon Hall (Advertising) [email protected] message from W Bro Jez Hyland (Advertising) the Province [email protected] Although this will be my second ‘Message from the Province’ in W Bro Bruce Goodman Masonic Lincs, it will also be my last, because it marks a signifi- (Photography) cant milestone of my career in Freemasonry. [email protected] In July I shall cease to be both the Provincial Grand Master and the Grand Superintendent, making way for my successor W Bro David Wheeler, who will be installed on July 12th. Details of that event are still being arranged, and although one of the rulers of the ADVERTISERS: Masonic Lincs is Craft will be there to perform the ceremony, I won’t be there to see circulated to every Freemason in it. My absence is expected; it’s part of the protocol required Lincolnshire, and is also seen by the for installing a new Provincial Grand Master and Grand Superintendent. It ensures that transference of office is clear, friends and families. To discuss the allowing for succession to be established. benefits of advertising for as little as In the year after W Bro Wheeler’s installation I shall be seen less £80 per issue, please contact: around the Province too; further support for the smooth and seam- Jez Hyland by phone to 07957 603604 less transition to my successor. or email at [email protected] However, behind the scenes we started working together as soon as or Gideon Hall, 07824 808116 his appointment was announced, and I have made it plain that I or email [email protected] will continue to offer whatever guidance and advice he requests in the months ahead. As for the next chapter of my Masonic career, I shall still be attending my own Lodge and Chapter, because I am very fond of both, and shall continue my support for the Province. The Masonic Province of Lincolnshire Through Masonic Lincs I have been able to reflect on my time in has its HQ at the Masonic Hall, these two roles. You can read my thoughts on Page 6. cambridge Road, Great Grimsby, North east Lincolnshire, dN34 5SZ Visit our web site at www.pgllincs.org Graham Ives Rt W Bro Graham Ives, Provincial Grand Master MasonICLINCS 2 May 2018 Masonic Lincs April 2018.qxp_Layout 1 12/11/2018 12:14 Page 3 Daggards present Freemasonry as you’ve never seen it before Brethren of Gainsborough’s craft Yarborough Lodge 422 saw something completely different when members of Hull-based masonic performers The Daggards presented their take on the history of the Royal Arch. W Bro Eddie Wildman and Daggard debutante Mike Noble made the presenta- tion, one of a number the group offers. They include a costumed eighteenth cen- tury initiation ceremony or a flight on a virtual Masonic aircraft. Said W. Bro Wildman: “We have performed in some far off places, like Singapore, Bangladesh, and Grimsby. Some of our Yarborough Lodge WM W Bro Barry Cooper, standing, with Daggards per- presentations are of a more serious nature formers Eddie Wildman, left, and Mike Noble. while others are distinctly lighthearted, but we enjoy entertaining whatever the subject matter. It was a delight to enter- tain the Brethren at Yarborough Lodge. Lincolnshire learners Our performance of The Chapter Experi- ence was enthusiastically received and complimented, and we are grateful for the given £61,000 by mCF donation of the raffle proceeds, which will be put to good use in supporting a a number of good causes.” The Lodge’s WM, W Bro Barry Cooper, Significant donation will help Province-wide said: “Even long-standing members of learning disability support organisation the Chapter have learned something today, and those who have yet to join now know something of what it is all about.” The Province-wide Linkage Community Trust has been given a grant of Find out more, including how to book the £61,236 by the Masonic Charitable Foundation. Daggards, at: The Trust, which operates from bases in Spilsby, Grimsby and Lincoln, will use the www.thedaggards.co.uk money in support of its Individual Care Action Planning project, an online employment support tool to better as- sess the needs, capabilities and aspirations of people with autism and/or learning difficulties. The Trust, which was created in 1976, works with people suffering varying degrees of learning disability, from WE ARE moderate to severe, including Down’s syndrome, BRID Autism, Asperger syndrome, Williams syndrome, Fragile HHYBRID X syndrome, speech and language difficulties, visual im- pairment, hearing impairment, epilepsy or physical dis- abilities. A further donation of £3,000 from the MCF has been given to help The Forge in Scunthorpe, which has been Getting behind the wheel is a revelation. working to combat poverty and homelessness in the Our Hybrid cars are easy to drive and you don’t even have to plug them in. town for almost 20 years. Discover a world of stress-free driving with Toyota Hybrid The charity, which operates from a former Methodist A family dealership for 30 years and now Church, provides services including befriending, support the number one Toyota dealer in the UK. and signposting to the correct agencies as required. It Scunthorpe John Roe Grange Lane North, Scunthorpe, DN16 1BT also provides hot meals on four days a week. Workers David Bird – 07970060029 /johnroetoyota [email protected] say changes in the benefits system have increased de- www.johnroecars.co.uk @johnroecars mand for its services, and believe the problem can only get worse. May 2018 3 MasonICLINCS Masonic Lincs April 2018.qxp_Layout 1 12/11/2018 12:14 Page 4 Soon-to-be-Past Provincial Grand Graham Ives well remembers a day in Master Graham Ives reflects on the middle of May 2008 when he re- ceived a letter from the Grand Secre- ten years of leading Lincolnshire tary which was to change his life forever. The letter said the Grand Sec- retary was instructed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent to offer Graham the position of Provincial A decade of Grand Master for Lincolnshire. “I had no idea it was coming,” he said, “and I was of course delighted and deeply honoured to receive it. It was a wonderful feeling.” However, it was all something of a teamwor whirlwind; the letter arrived on the Fri- day before the Provincial Grand Lodge Meeting, and he was installed as Provin- cial Grand Master in the June of that year. “I didn’t really know what the role held for me; it was a steep learning A lot has happened in Freemasonry during the last curve. For a time I felt like a fish out of decade, says Graham Ives, but none of what has been water, but I received much support, ad- accomplished in Lincolnshire could have happened vice and friendship, and was able soon without support, co-operation and commitment from to become very comfortable with the brethren in the Province.